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Architecture and Planning (AR)

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and building byelaws; eco-city concept; sustainable development.

City planning: Evolution of cities; principles of city planning; types of cities & new towns; planning regulations

Housing: Concept of housing; neighborhood concept; site planning principles; housing typology; housing
standards; housing infrastructure; housing policies, finance and management; housing programs in India; self help
housing.

Landscape Design: Principles of landscape design and site planning; history of landscape styles; landscape

planning.

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elements and materials; plant characteristics & planting design; environmental considerations in landscape

Computer Aided Design: Application of computers in architecture and planning; understanding elements of
hardware and software; computer graphics; programming languages C and Visual Basic and usage of packages
such as AutoCAD, 3D-Studio, 3D Max.

Environmental Studies in Building Science: Components of Ecosystem; ecological principles concerning

environment; climate responsive design; energy efficient building design; thermal comfort; solar architecture;
principles of lighting and styles for illumination; basic principles of architectural acoustics; environment pollution,

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their control & abatement.

Visual and Urban Design: Principles of visual composition; proportion, scale, rhythm, symmetry, harmony,
datum, balance, form, color, texture; sense of place and space, division of space; barrier free design; focal point,
vista, image ability, visual survey, figure-background relationship.

History of Architecture: Indian Indus valley, Vedic, Buddhist, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Mughal periods;

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European Egyptian, Greek, Roman, medieval and renaissance periods- construction and architectural styles;
vernacular and traditional architecture.

Development of Contemporary Architecture: Architectural developments and impacts on society since industrial
revolution; influence of modern art on architecture; works of national and international architects; art novuea,
eclecticism, international styles, post modernism, deconstruction in architecture.

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Building Services: Water supply, sewerage and drainage systems; sanitary fittings and fixtures; plumbing systems,
principles of internal & external drainage systems, principles of electrification of buildings, intelligent buildings;
elevators & escalators, their standards and uses; air conditioning systems; fire fighting systems, building safety and
security systems.

Building Construction and Management: Building construction techniques, methods and details; building

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systems and prefabrication of building elements; principles of modular coordination; estimation, specification,
valuation, professional practice; project management techniques e.g., PERT, CPM etc;

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Materials and Structural Systems: Behavioral characteristics of all types of building materials e.g. mud, timber,
bamboo, brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP, different polymers, composites; principles of strength of materials;

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principles of pre-stressing; tall buildings; principles of disaster resistant structures.

design of structural elements in wood, steel and RCC; elastic and limit state design; complex structural systems;

Planning Theory: Regional planning; settlement system planning; history of human settlements; growth of cities
& metropolises; principles of Ekistics; rural-urban migration; urban conservation; urban renewal; Five-year plan;
structural and sect oral plan.

Techniques of Planning: Planning survey techniques; preparation of urban and regional structure plans,

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development plans, action plans; site planning principles and design; statistical methods of data analysis;
application of G.I.S and remote sensing techniques in urban and regional planning; decision making models.
Traffic and Transportation Planning: Principles of traffic engineering and transportation planning; traffic survey
methods; design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas; hierarchy of roads and levels of
services; traffic and transport management in urban areas, intelligent transportation system; mass transportation
planning; Para-transits and other modes of transportation, pedestrian & slow moving traffic planning.
Infrastructure, Services and Amenities: Principles of water supply and sanitation systems; water treatment; solid
waste disposal systems; waste treatment, recycle & reuse; urban rainwater harvesting; power supply and

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communication systems --- network, design & guidelines; demography related standards at various levels of the
settlements for health, education, recreation, religious & public-semi public facilities.
Development Administration and Management: Planning laws; development control and zoning regulations;
laws relating to land acquisition; development enforcements, urban land ceiling; land management techniques;
planning and municipal administration; disaster mitigation management; 73rd & 74th Constitutional amendments;

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valuation & taxation; revenue resources and fiscal management; public participation and role of NGO & CBO;
Institutional networking & capacity building.

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